Title: Thermolysin
CAS Registry Number: 9073-78-3
Synonyms: Bacillus thermoproteolyticus neutral proteinase; EC 3.4.24.27
Literature References: Proteolytic enzyme of mol wt 37,500 that hydrolyzes protein bonds on the
N-terminal side of hydrophobic amino acid residues. Contains a zinc atom essential for activity and four Ca2+ ions essential for thermal and conformational stability. Isoln from
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus: S. Endo,
J. Ferment. Technol. 40, 346 (1962). Properties and amino acid composition: Y. Ohta
et al., J. Biol. Chem. 241, 5919 (1966). Site of enzymatic hydrolysis: Y. Ohta, Y. Ogura,
J. Biochem. 58, 607 (1965). Substrate specificity studies: H. Matsubara
et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 21, 242 (1965);
24, 427 (1966); K. Morihara, H. Tsuzuki,
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 118, 215 (1966). Stability studies: Y. Ohta,
J. Biol. Chem. 242, 509 (1967). Inhibition studies: H. Matsubara
et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34, 719 (1969); J. Murphy
et al., Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 202, 405 (1980). Purification: H. Matsubara,
Methods Enzymol. 19, 642 (1970). Structure studies: K. Titani
et al., Nature 238, 35 (1972); B. W. Matthews
et al., ibid. 37, 41; P. M. Colman
et al., J. Mol. Biol. 70, 701 (1972). Function of the metal ions: J. Feder
et al., Biochemistry 10, 4552 (1971); G. Voordouw, R. S. Roche,
ibid. 14, 4667 (1975); R. S. Roche, G. Voordouw,
Crit. Rev. Biochem. 5, 1 (1978). Effect of the histidyl residue on the mechanism of action: S. Blumberg
et al., Isr. J. Chem. 12, 643 (1974); M. K. Pangburn, K. A. Walsch,
Biochemistry 14, 4050 (1975).
Review: Experientia 26, Suppl., 31-59 (1976).
Properties: Crystals. uv max: 280 nm (e 66,300). Optimum pH 7.0-8.5; stable at pH 6.0-9.0. The refrigerated lyophilized enzyme is stable for months; frozen enzyme soln can be kept for weeks without significant loss of activity. Not deactivated at 65°, but loses half of its activity upon heating at 80° for 1 hr.
Absorption maximum: uv max: 280 nm (e 66,300)
Use: In studies of protein sequences.